Joint Custody with a Jerk, Julie A. Ross, MA
Joint Custody with a Jerk, Julie A. Ross, MA
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Joint Custody with a Jerk
Raising a Child with an Uncooperative Ex

Author: Julie A. Ross, MA, Judy Corcoran

Narrator: Randye Kaye

Unabridged: 7 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 07/20/2016

Synopsis

It's a fact that parenting is hard enough in a family where two parents love and respect each other. After divorce, when the respect has diminished and the love has often turned to intense dislike, co-parenting can be nearly impossible, driving one or both parents to the brink of insanity. Joint Custody with a Jerk offers many proven communication techniques that help you deal with your difficult ex-husband or ex-wife. By outlining common problems and teaching tools to examine your own role in these sticky situations, this book conveys strategies for effective mediation that are easy to apply, sensible, timely and innovative.

This revised edition of a bestselling classic sheds light on how today's digital forms of communication can both hurt and help in custody conflicts, and offers updated information throughout that brings age-old issues into the present day.

About Julie A. Ross, MA

Julie A. Ross, MA, is the executive director of Parenting Horizons, an organization devoted to enriching children's lives through parent and teacher education. She is the author of How to Hug a Porcupine: Negotiating the Prickly Points of the Tween Years, Now What Do I Do?: A Guide to Raising Elementary Aged Children, and Practical Parenting for the 21st Century: The Manual You Wish Had Come with Your Child. She leads parenting workshops nationwide, and lives in New York City with her husband, daughter and son.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Tiffany on June 21, 2011

At the end of this book, the author uses the quote: "Pain is unavoidable. Suffering is optional." How true. The pain of the divorce and the pain of your former significant other acting like an 8 year old is unavoidable, but you don’t have to suffer through it. Ross establishes what she calls a “Prob......more

Goodreads review by Dr. Phoenix on May 14, 2014

Like many self-help guides this one is a mixed batch. Why? Well it is a matter of pick and choose from the advice which has been offered. In an issue as complex and emotional as a divorce, there are many different scenarios and variables and no silver bullet approach to how to live with and handle t......more

Goodreads review by Louise on March 29, 2011

Yup, there are a lot of jerks (and jerkettes) out there. What I learned from this book was something akin to the Serenity Prayer (God grant me the serenity....). You can't change a jerk. You have to accept that some things will never change. And you have to learn to disengage. Easier said than done,......more

Goodreads review by Laurice on June 27, 2015

I read this book before I realized I was dealing with a narcissistic abuser and it made everything a little easier. I was getting so upset over things that weren't my problem. If you have to share your children with a difficult personality get this book and read it often as a reminder.......more

Goodreads review by Logan on June 03, 2024

This book is a lifesaver for anyone dealing with the challenges of co-parenting with a difficult ex. This book is packed with practical advice and strategies that are easy to understand and implement. From the start, it emphasizes the importance of focusing on the well-being of your children and mai......more

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